archive 02/2024

PROMOTION

The 2024 sponsors of the Portal of Italians in Kenya

Here are the memberships, the advantages of being an affiliate

29-02-2024 by redazione

Since 2008, the year of its opening, the Portal of Italians in Kenya, Malindikenya.net, has been able to count....

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MADE IN ITALY

'Sistema Italia' in Kenya, time to seize the opportunity!

Uniting to count and not being overtaken by opportunities

29-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Never as in this historical moment, in which Africa is seen as a development opportunity for itself and...

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WEATHER

Is summer in Kenya (already) ending?

In the north and Nairobi the first rains are already arriving

28-02-2024 by redazione

Summer is (already) coming to an end, at least in inland Kenya, from Nairobi to the Rift...

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REAL ESTATE

Splendid compound villa by the sea in Mambrui

Buying opportunity with security. peace and services

27-02-2024 by redazione

A splendid real estate opportunity in the peace and security of Mambrui, only a few metres from the...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

The memory of the trees of Takaungu

When only nature can hand down the necessary stories

27-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

At first sight, the trees of Takaungu seem to project a 'fantasy' scenario to the...

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ITALIANS IN KENYA

Remo Lenzi, 95 years old as when he 'create' the italian Watamu

26-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

A quarter of a century ago, after a life of incessant work and entrepreneurial success in Rome, Remo...

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FLIGHTS

In Kenya at Easter, prices and possibilities

Demand continues to boom, offers hard to find

26-02-2024 by redazione

With the resumption of tourism at more than acceptable levels, both in terms of the sea and safaris and...

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Coconut masala prawns, from India to the Swahili coast

Here is a recipe very common in local restaurants in Malindi and Watamu

25-02-2024 by redazione

Coconut masala prawns.
Here is a classic recipe that came from southern India to the Swahili coast more than a...

RESIDENTIAL RESORT

Rafiki Tamu, a reality born from the dream of Watamu

Discovering a beautiful residential pearl

24-02-2024 by redazione

Watamu is not an exotic holiday destination like any other, because in addition to delighting the spirit and...

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HERITAGE TOURISM

23-02-2024 by redazione

There is no hope for the Malindi that could be the historical and cultural landmark of the whole of Kenya and...

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KELVIN'S FAREWELL

Kenya stops for Kiptum's funeral

End of the post-mortem events of the unfortunate champion

23-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

It is not often, fortunately, that a young champion, a world record holder, suddenly loses his life through...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Matatu, lawless fantasists in Kenya

Excerpt from the book 'Nairobi, the visible city'.

22-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Nairobi's anarchy is a form of self-management in constant motion. The matatu are certainly the...

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ECONOMICS

Kenya is no longer at risk of economic default

Ruto's announcement gives hope, but...

22-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kenya is no longer at risk of economic default. At least that is the authoritative view of its first...

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Eta, how to apply for the new visa for Kenya

Info, links and procedures reported here

22-02-2024 by redazione

As of 1 January 2024, the website for electronic travel authorisation to enter Kenya, www.etakenya.go.ke, is...

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ITALIAN HOSPITALITY

A special day at Kilili Baharini in Malindi

Timeless beauty, between beach, pool and restaurant

21-02-2024 by Freddie e Leni

The tourist season in Malindi, which has not recorded such positive numbers since 2019, has...

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Aberdare, between mountains waterfalls and forests

Unspoilt afro-alpine landscape

20-02-2024 by Leni Frau

It is still one of the most pristine natural places in Kenya, suspended in an Afro-alpine landscape...

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KENYA HOLIDAYS

The tourist season in Malindi and Watamu continues apace

Excellent projections until Easter, Italian businesses smile

19-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

The rosiest expectations for the 2023-2024 tourist season in Kenya seem to have been met, at...

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EVENTS

Rosada Beach Malindi celebrate women

Free entrance to the monday and friday beach party

19-02-2024 by redazione

From Valentine's Day to the eighth of March and, why not, even beyond: Rosada Beach in Malindi

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RECIPES

Catalan lobster with fresh tropical fruit

An elegant mix of indian ocean and african land fruits

18-02-2024 by redazione

On the African shores of the Indian Ocean, the combination of fish with fruit has always been...

HISTORY

In Kilifi the world's first artisans, 70,000 years ago

Ancient tools are studied after German archaeological discovery

17-02-2024 by redazione

There is more and more certainty that, apart from being the cradle of civilisation, between...

COMUNICAZIONI

Important for those with employees in and around Malindi

Letter from the Nacional Social Insurance Fund (NHIF) Branch Manager

16-02-2024 by redazione

A communication for the entire Italian community in and around Malindi, regarding those...

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ECONOMICS

Sudden recovery of the Kenyan shilling against the euro and dollar

The reasons for the record loss of foreign currencies in just 2 days

16-02-2024 by redazione

And suddenly the Kenyan shilling recovered, returning to its pre-summer levels and...

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ENVIRONMENT

Palm trees, a resource and beauty to be preserved on the Kenyan coast

Almost 200 endangered species, their usefulness

15-02-2024 by Leni Frau

Among the endangered palm species, and those threatened by human activities, according to a recent...

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VALENTINE'S DAY

The healthy naivety of Italian lovers in Kenya

The reasons for lovers on the shores of the Indian Ocean

14-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Among the tens of millions of human beings who today remember, believe in and...

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MALINDI BY NIGHT

Valentine's Day with dinner and disco at the Olimpia Club

Bubbles and roses for the ladies, then the party with DJ Alipappi

14-02-2024 by redazione

A special evening of beach partying to celebrate the feast of love at the Olimpia...

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EVENTS

Watamu Carnival at Come Back

Masquerade dance party for Fridays with Mamiy's Pizza

14-02-2024 by redazione

A big and colourful event this Friday, 16 January, at Come Back in...

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EVENTS

14-02-2024 by redazione

An evening under the stars in the only charming all-pink location in Malindi, on Silversand...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

I sleep above the bridges because...

A shot, a Kenyan story

13-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

I sleep above the bridges, because there is no more room...

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COMING TO KENYA

Electronic travel authorisations in Kenya slower

ETA system sometimes fails to process in 72 hours

13-02-2024 by redazione

The new system of electronic Kenyan travel authorisation, eTA, which came into effect on...

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PLACES MALINDI

13-02-2024 by redazione

EVENTS

Monday in Malindi is always Rosada Beach Party

Historic date for dancing on the beach

12-02-2024 by redazione

Even in the new year, the Monday date for dancing barefoot on the sand and having fun in...

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SERVICES

12-02-2024 by redazione

Another glitch in one of the most widely used online systems for foreigners in Kenya is blocking...

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LATEST NEWS

12-02-2024 by redazione

MOURNING

Farewell to Kiptum, young Kenyan marathon recormen

Fatal for 24-year-old Eldoret man in car accident

12-02-2024 by redazione

A terrible and mocking fate took the life of Kenyan marathon champion Kelvin Kiptum, just...

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RECIPES

How to cook the real swahili style chicken

Recipe and secrets of one of the famous Kenya coast dihes

11-02-2024 by redazione

Chicken cooked "swahili style" is affected, like many dishes of the Kenyan coast, by ancient mixes and suggestions between India, Middle East and other countries that have frequented the Indian Ocean of Africa.
Here is the original recipe for this tasty dish of earth.

ENVIRONMENT

And the wild animals took back Kenya

Stories of invasions, conflicts and difficult coexistence

10-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Who knows if the history of planet earth, after millions of years of geological eras, glaciations, caataclysms...

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EDUCATION

School Kenya, judge blocks online payments

Appeal against the changeover to eCitizen upheld

09-02-2024 by redazione

The High Court has temporarily suspended the government's recent directive that would require...

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Kenya in the tunnel of rising import prices

Roberto Miano: 'Contingent situation not to be an alibi'

09-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

It is a very difficult time for importers of products from Italy and Europe to Kenya, amidst current...

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FREDDIE'S CORNER

Mabati (A poem)

"...is the courage of the believer lighting a dim light and extinguishing a prayer"

08-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Mabati
is a poacher's story
that begins...

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PERSONS

Leni Frau, who is the italian photographer in Kenya

Shots and exhibitions, from coastal tribes to the Dandora landfill

08-02-2024 by redazione

She landed in Kenya years ago from Italy with a passion for Africa and photography and now tells the...

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POOR KENYA

Illicit brews, still victims of Kenya's great scourge

Stories on the edge, where beyond tradition there is only destruction

08-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Another tragic news story brings to the surface one of the great problems with which the heart...

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EVENTS

A free Italian 'perfect dinner' in Nairobi

Movie screening by the Italian Cultural Institute

08-02-2024 by redazione

Oh no, this time it is not one of those invitation-only events where someone always...

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HOLIDAYS

Tourism in Kenya on the upswing, confirmation from BIT Milan

Italian tour operators confident for a positive 2024

07-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

The confirmation comes from the Association of Italian Tour Operators (Astoi) at the opening of the...

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QUEEN DELI

The success of Italian padel in Nairobi

Gigiri meeting point between sport and more

07-02-2024 by redazione

It is much more than a meeting place for sports enthusiasts and those who like to keep fit...

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EDUCATION

School in Kenya will only be paid for online

Fees will go on the eCitizen platform: possible inconvenience

06-02-2024 by redazione

As of this year, although the date is yet to be confirmed, to pay school fees, parents or...

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MEETING

Tourism, Kenyan CS Mutua in Malindi to relaunch it as a 'hub'

Cleanliness, electricity and security, beyond the airport hope

06-02-2024 by redazione

Malindi as a coastal tourism hub, starting with the airport, services and urban...

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Ubuntu, Leni Frau's realism between beautiful and necessary art

Una mostra da vedere, aperta fino a fine mese all'Ardhi Gallery di Nairobi

05-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

There is not only "our" Leni Frau, in the interesting group photo exhibition 'Ubuntu, Humanity and...

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Italian tourist serious in Mombasa, hopes for medical repatriation

Young man from Verona allegedly had a swimming pool accident in Malindi

05-02-2024 by redazione

The Italian Embassy in Kenya has been following for several days the story of an Italian tourist...

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COMING TO KENYA

Travelling to Kenya, what you can bring

Valuables, personal effects and more in the 2024 rules

04-02-2024 by redazione

As of 1 January 2024, the system for travelling to Kenya has changed: one no longer has to...

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NEW RULES

No Kenya for those suspected for less than five years

With eTA, the government requests information and acts accordingly

03-02-2024 by redazione

No foreign travellers, of any nationality, who are involved in trials or suspected of crimes in the...

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Leni's no-ghosts exhibition at the Ardhi Gallery in Nairobi

Shots of women from the Dandora landfill in the 'Ubuntu' collective

02-02-2024 by redazione

There is also the gaze of our Italian photographer Leni Frau within the interesting contemporary art...

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POLITICS

Italy-Kenya relations after Ruto's 'campaign'

From words to deeds, the first benefits of the summit are awaited

02-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

Kenyan President William Ruto concluded his visit to Italy, where in addition to the Italy-Africa summit he...

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KENYA NEWS

Explosion and frightening fire in Nairobi

Dead and more than 220 injured in Embakasi district

02-02-2024 by redazione

A frightening fire broke out overnight in Nairobi, following the explosion of gas cylinders which in turn...

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MADE IN ITALY

Success for Italian wine in Nairobi

Reportage on the very successful Gambero Rosso event in Kenya

01-02-2024 by Freddie del Curatolo

The event was not only excellently successful, but also took care of the smallest details to make it an...

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NEWS

Controls are triggered for all Airbnb in Kenya

Short-term rentals in the eye of the storm after feminicides

01-02-2024 by redazione

Starting next week, the Kenyan government has announced a sweep of all short-term...

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